Schöneberg & the Tiergarten
Schöneberg and the Tiergarten: the back story
Neighbourhood guide
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Schöneberg and the Tiergarten: the back story
Schöneberg runs south from the Tiergarten and the Kulturforum, with the Philharmonie and the Neue Nationalgalerie, to KaDeWe, Nollendorfplatz and the cafés of Winterfeldtplatz.
Culture
The Philharmonie, the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Gemäldegalerie.
Eating
GOLVET, Irma la Douce and Bonvivant (One MICHELIN Star).
Combine the Kulturforum with dinner on Potsdamer Strasse.
Shopping
KaDeWe and Andreas Murkudis.
Our advice: see a concert at the Philharmonie, then a drink at Stagger Lee.
Why it's on our list
- Culture
- Eating
- Shopping
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Schöneberg and the Tiergarten: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Schöneberg and the Tiergarten: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Innsbrucker PlatzU4850 m11 min walk
- Eisenacher StraßeU7900 m11 min walk
- Rathaus SchönebergU4900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- KaDeWe2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Philharmonie3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Brandenburg Gate4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Reichstag4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Gendarmenmarkt4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Museum Island4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- TV Tower5.7 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Charlottenburg Palace6.0 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 20 min
- East Side Gallery6.3 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial6.7 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Südkreuz950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof4.9 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz5.9 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof6.2 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen7.7 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 25 min